Being Biracial

Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson
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The podcast all about navigating the world as a mixed-race person.Hosted by Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 05/01/2025

    Live at MAV’s Block Partee with Leah Manaema Avene, Theresa Angela and Lauren Mullings

    Leah Manaema Avene is a Tuvaluan-Irish mother, researcher, musician, therapist, broadcaster and artist. Theresa ‘Tea’ Angela is a Filipino-Australian artist, storyteller and wellbeing facilitator and the communications manager at MAV. Lauren Mullings is an Afro-Caribbean artist, writer and the CEO of MAV. We interviewed Leah, Tea and Lauren, as part of Multicultural Arts Victoria’s Block Partee. We chat about: Everything being relationshipsCultural safetyHow productivity can destroy the creative processThe arts ecologyStretching and settling timeRetracing the history of MAVLand-based practiceUnpacking the violence of assimilationClosing your voiceThe larger than life characters that make up our livesArt threading all of life togetherHaving the space to speak our truths Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guests: Leah Manaema Avene, Theresa Angela and Lauren Mullings Music by: The Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson Special thanks: Multicultural Arts Victoria, City of Darebin, Creative Victoria, Creative Australia, Melbourne Polytechnic, Victoria Government and VicHealth’s Future Reset Program. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    58 min

  2. 04/17/2025

    Live at MAV’s Block Partee with Matisse Laida, Banda and Nickila De Silva

    Matisse Laida is an artist whose practice is based around community and food. They are the founder of We Eatin’ Good, a platform for queer people of colour to come together. Anthony 'Banda' Bandalan is a producer who cares deeply about community cultivation and uplifting his creative counterparts.  Nickila De Silva is an artist who creates across video, music and writing. Her work explores collaboration and how it can exist alongside hierarchy and power.  We interviewed Matisse, Banda and Nickila, as part of Multicultural Arts Victoria’s Block Partee. We chat about: Hierarchy and power in the artsNetworking being a white conceptPerformative leadershipWhen gatekeeping is goodQueer people becoming removed from our culturesConnecting people through foodArt is archival and friendshipCode switching your practice Reflections on creating art together and apart How sharehouses shape usThe challenges of working within institutions Food that makes us feel the most Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guests: Matisse Laida, Anthony Bandalan and Nickila De Silva Music by: The Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson Special thanks: Multicultural Arts Victoria, City of Darebin, Creative Victoria, Creative Australia, Melbourne Polytechnic, Victoria Government and VicHealth’s Future Reset Program. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 4m

  3. 02/27/2025

    Oblation with Vijay Thillaimuthu

    Vijay is an audio-visual and laser artist of Sri Lankan Tamil and Cornish descent, born in Naarm. His practice fuses analogue sound synthesis with cutting-edge creative technologies. Vijay is known for creating immersive environments under the moniker Xenosine.  We chat about:  A Glastonbury love storyFamily attempts to break up his parentsA Hell’s Angel member ends racismLeaning into music as an identityExploration and play in creative practice The Melbourne Electronic Sound StudioBringing Oblation to lifeWorking with Pirashanna Thevarajah & Hari SivanesanDislocation and taking up space Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Vijay Thillaimuthu Music by: the Green Twins Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga Special thanks: The Substation This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.  You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min

  4. 02/20/2025

    Live at Art Souk with Ayman Kaake, Ezz Monem and MzRizk

    Ayman Kaake is a photo-media visual artist and performance creator whose work explores the complexities of isolation that come from starting a new life away from Lebanon. MzRizk is a Lebanese Australian DJ, radio presenter, live performer and event curator.  Ezz Monem is a photo-based artist, who repurposes and transforms images, drawing on his experience growing up in Egypt and migrating to Australia.  We interviewed Ezz, Ayman and MzRizk at the Arts Centre Melbourne, as part of Art Souk. We chat about: Everyone being an EngineerComing out as an artistDan’s first radio show at 6 years oldZaffé The rebrand of gossip to community newsManipulating found footageDance as resistanceUsing your camera to talkHow family relationships change when you leave homeNostalgic supermarket piecesHalal v Haram art projectsSally Field was the real kickstart for Islamophobia Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guests: Ayman Kaake, Ezz Monem and MzRizk Music by: the Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson Special thanks: Multicultural Arts Victoria, Arts Centre Melbourne, Creative Victoria, Creative Australia, City of Melbourne and MzRizk for curating this incredible event.   This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to the Elders of these lands past and present and also acknowledge the neighbouring Kulin Nation groups, the Boonwurrung and Bunurong people. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.  You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min

  5. 02/13/2025

    Live at Art Souk with Bexx Djentuh-Davis and Gabriela Gonzalez

    Bexx Djentuh-Davis is a Māori and Ghanaian filmmaker, producer, event curator and queer youth worker. Gabriela Gonzalez is a Chilean visual artist, sound producer, photographer and broadcaster.  We interviewed Bexx and Gabriela at the Arts Centre Melbourne, as part of Art Souk. We chat about: Bexx on her Nana’s boxes of letters and photosGabriela talks bad break up one linersCollaborating across the world The necessity of creating art while the world is burningArt as a personal archiveGabriela’s pivot to pottery to move away from misinformation on screensBexx stepping into her creative main character energy The tightrope of creating personal art - Am I ganna get smacked?Pointless meetings The We Eatin Good Bitch film Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guests: Bexx Djentuh-Davis and Gabriela Gonzalez Music by: the Green Twins Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga Special thanks: Multicultural Arts Victoria, Arts Centre Melbourne, Creative Victoria, Creative Australia, City of Melbourne and MzRizk for curating this incredible event.   This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to the Elders of these lands past and present and also acknowledge the neighbouring Kulin Nation groups, the Boonwurrung and Bunurong people. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.  You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44 min

  6. 01/30/2025

    Live at MPavilion with Scotty So and Joel Bray

    Scotty So is a Melbourne/Narrm-based artist who works across media, including ceramic, painting, photography, sculptures videos, and drag performance. Joel Bray is Wiradjuri artist, dancer, choreographer, actor and writer. We interviewed Scotty and Joel at MPavilion, as part of their season 11 Homeground series. We chat about: Kimono collectionsPlaying with perspectiveDouble entendreIncorporating sex into artScarlett So Hung Son popping up on the newsHow humour shows up in their practiceLip synching to celloJoel’s guide to audience participationScotty is a time travellerJoel’s two degrees of separation from BeyonceCreating site specific workCollaborating with EldersFoyer chats and openings: yay or nay?  Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guests: Scotty So and Joel Bray Music by: the Green Twins Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga Special thanks: MPavilion This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 30m

  7. 09/11/2024

    We make the rules

    Welcome to the final episode of season 2 of Being Biracial! Today we are chatting to each other about: Our reflections on this season  How age impacts our conversations about being mixed-race Processing identity through the creation of art Maria’s experience at the Matariki wānanga  Threads at the Immigration Museum The difficulty of creating work about deeply personal things Family secrets Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Music by: the Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    59 min

  8. 08/29/2024

    The Skin I'm In with Steph Tisdell

    Steph Tisdell is Aboriginal (Yindiji) and white Australian. She is an actor, tv writer, former comedian and author of the YA novel The Skin I’m In. We chat about:  Her white Dad’s surprising DNA results Hearts mown into lawns The responsibility we feel in our family units Diversity within diversity Well intended white teachers Bringing The Skin I’m In to life How the characters relate (and don’t relate) to Steph’s life The self indulgent joy of writing young adult fiction Reactions to her book Kinship adoptionHosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Steph Tisdell Music by: the Green Twins Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations, and our guest joined us from land of the Turrbal and Jagera people.  You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 min
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The podcast all about navigating the world as a mixed-race person.Hosted by Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    45
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson
  • Show Website
    Being Biracial